The Nashville Predators (11-14-0) play the first of a two-game set on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes (17-6-1) Tuesday for a 7 p.m. ET puck drop at PNC Arena. Below, we analyze the Predators-Hurricanes odds and lines, with NHL picks and predictions.
Predators at Hurricanes: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:54 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Predators +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Hurricanes -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Predators +1.5 (-160) | Hurricanes -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under: 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Predators at Hurricanes: Projected starting goalies
Pekka Rinne (6-9-0, 2.93 GAA, .902 SV%, 1 SO) vs. James Reimer (11-3-0, 2.83 GAA, .903 SV%)
The 38-year-old Rinne is doing the heavy lifting with G Juuse Saros on the injured reserve list due to an upper-body injury. Rinne has started the past four games, winning Sunday in Dallas in a 4-3 shootout, while losing the previous three. He is 0-2-0 in his two starts against the Hurricanes this season, but he has a solid 2.43 GAA and .900 SV%.
Reimer has won three straight starts, including a 4-2 win in Nashville March 2. He made 36 saves in that appearance, and he is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .944 SV% in his two outings against the Preds to date. He is also 5-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA and .908 SV% in his six appearances at PNC Arena this season.
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Predators at Hurricanes: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hurricanes 4, Predators 2
Money line (ML)
The Hurricanes (-200) will cost you two times your potential return, and that’s a little past my personal limit of -180 for money line wagers. Look to the puck line instead. PASS.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The HURRICANES -1.5 (+135) are a much better play on the puck line. The Preds limp into this one 0-6 in the past six against teams with a winning record, and they’re 4-9 in the previous 13 on the road. Carolina has also dominated this series in the recent past, winning nine of the past 10 meetings, including six of the past eight in Raleigh, N.C. The ‘Canes enter on a five-game win streak, and they have covered the puck line in three straight.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 5.5 (-120) is 3-1-1 during the five-game win streak for the Hurricanes, including an Over result March 2 in the Music City when the two teams last tangled. The Over is also 7-1 across Rinne’s past eight starts, including 4-0 in his four outings subbing for the injured Saros.
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